AIO - enough of a polish??

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roller5435

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I'll be doing the AIO/SG treatment on my cars this weekend. Quick question - for a brand-new car with minimal micro marring on the clear coat, will the AIO be enough to polish and clean the surface, or do I need to give it a once-over with SMR or something?



I've searched all the threads and still am a bit uncertain. It seems like AIO is all I really need to do since the cars are pretty new, the paints in good shape, etc.



TIA.
 
If you have swirls you'd like to get rid of, then do the SMR. AIO is more of a cleaner than a polish. I have tried it on very light surface swirls before and it didn't remove them.
 
Okay. Thanks for the heads-up - I didn't want to get through an application of AIO expecting it to take them out, then find out it didn't, and have to do SMR and then reapply AIO.



Thanks again. I'll spot-fix with SMR first any areas that need it.



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You might also want to try Griot's Machine Polish 3. It is a fine polish that I used on my car the last time I did all the steps.



Here is what I did.



1. Wash.

2. Clay.

3. Wash.

4. Griot's Machine Polish 3.

5. Klasse AIO.

6.P21S wax.

7. Eimann Fabrik Clear Pearl for a QD.



Check out my CarDomain site for pics.



AMP99's 7



Cheers,
 
deep cleaning or polishing. If you have swirl marks I recommend addressing them with some 3M abrasives, but if you have minor spiderwebbing, I would live with it, and just use a product that "fills"



As for prep, I would wash the car (or use dawn), clay, address swirls if needed, and then add your final coat of wax / sealant.



If you are using KLASSE, I would skip the AIO and go right to the SG.
 
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